2022 MS and HS Summer Youth Retreat

Goals

Give them an opportunity to discuss, vent, and ask questions related to the sin of homosexuality and the LGB and Transgender movements
Provide a structure of defense against the issue of homosexuality in society
Provide some answers about where homosexuality comes from, the history and negative social effects
Address current events (e.g. House Bill 1557 "Don't say Gay Bill", Disney Supporting it, Schools Protesting it, Roe v Wade overturning, etc.)

Outline

Introductory Topic
- What is Truth?
- What is Absolute Truth?
- Where do we get Truth?
- What about "that's just your opinion"?
- Source: https://youtu.be/OGTdSbdmHxs
Day 1 Stations: Homosexuality
- Resources:
  - 2022 SMF College book
  - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TksBVO2JWc
- Where does Homosexuality Come From?
  - Nature vs Nurture
  - How does genetics play a role?
  - How does the role of parents play a role?
  - Is there a spectrum of sexuality?
  - Source:
  - Fr Antony Paul on Homosexuality
  - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C54CIxm-w44
- Biblical View of Homosexuality
  - Where is it seen in the Old Testament?
  - How is it addressed in the New Testament?
  - How about supporting the sin? (Romans 1)
- Social Effects of Homosexuality
  - Many people use the argument now of "it's not hurting you"
  - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJG9CtaBXeM
  - Homosexuality harms the person practicing it
  - Homosexuality harms children and families
  - Homosexuality harms society
- Closing Topic: Apologetics
  - Common arguments and fallacies and how to answer them
  - Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkL3lT95vOU
Day 2 Stations: Transgenderism
- Introduction:
  - How does Transgenderism play into the discussions of Day 1, how did it arise out of the LGB movement, etc.
- God made man and woman
  - What are the roles of man and woman in society?
  - The role of man and woman in the church
- Social Effects of the Transgender Movement
  - Sports
  - Bathrooms
Other Ideas
- Feminism
  - Roles of men vs. women in church and society
  - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bFj9Nn88kc
    - This is a very good talk from Atlanta titled "The Church has a Woman Problem??"
    - It is very basic about the equality of honor and dignity, and the difference in roles
    - This is a 3-part series and the other parts will come in the coming weeks
- Racism
  - Black Lives Matter (BLM)
- Secularism
- Abortion
  - Listen to Stephanie Gray...
  - Most Anti-Abortion arguments center around the fact that the Embryo is a living human being and terminating him/her is murder. Unfortunately, now many pro-abortion people are saying "yes the Embryo is a living person, but the right for bodily autonomy is more important" - how do we answer that? - Stephanie Gray addresses that here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGPudL_GQ3Y
- Social Justice
  - I wonder what St Basil says in "On Social Justice"
Concluding Topic:
- Supporting these things while not doing them...
- What about love? Etc.
- Romans 1

Supplementary Resources

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkL3lT95vOU
- Dr Voddie Baucham is a Protestant Pastor who has been outspoken about the harm of Homosexuality, the fact that it is sin, and spoken against Christians who accept it
- This is an exceptional exceptional video